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Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's quiet personal trip to Metro Vancouver for a funeral set the Canadian Twitterverse on fire late Friday night after he was written up for jaywalking near a busy Coquitlam thoroughfare.
Ford refused to comment Saturday on claims that he was drunk in a nearby pub the previous night, when he stepped out briefly from the Best Western Hotel where he's staying in Coquitlam.

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Canada’s fentanyl epidemic has rendered many substance abuse strategies irrelevant and is only in its early stages, a prominent drug recovery expert said Sunday. Bob Marier, best known for coaching one-time Toronto mayor Rob Ford away from a life of crack cocaine and alcohol addiction, said the fentanyl scourge’s sudden impact has tragically changed the […]

Last year, the Calgary Opera had the East Village awash in swashbuckling pirates. For the second edition of its summer Opera in the Village festival, things have changed, says the opera’s general director and CEO Bob McPhee.

“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need. With that in mind, here is what’s on the radar screen in TV, music and film for the coming week.

The price tag pokes at critics in the eye, as they wonder why millions of dollars are being thrown at an inner-city minority group in a city of congested roads and sardine-can transit vehicles. City hall proposes a big leap forward for those who prefer leg-powered transportation, while naysayers say they should make do with lower-tier and less convenient routes.

I met Rob Ford once, if you can even call it that. I spotted the licence plate first: “ROB FORD,” in blue block letters, and “YOURS TO DISCOVER” below it, on a dull minivan turning onto a side street a few blocks from my apartment in Toronto’s Little Portugal neighbourhood.

“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need. With that in mind, here is what’s on the radar screen in TV, music and film for the coming week.

As long as it’s a win-win for everyone, there’s nothing really wrong with it. So you’ll forgive Loverboy guitarist Paul Dean if his participation in the Musicians Care for Kids Concert Wednesday night at Flames Central has altruistic intentions but with a side of selfishness.

Calgary joined Edmonton and other Canadian cities in raising the rainbow flag at City Hall on Friday, where it will fly for the duration of the Olympic Games in Sochi. The flag — a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights — went up at the request of Mayor Naheed Nenshi in protest of anti-gay laws in Russia, where the Games are underway.

Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's quiet personal trip to Metro Vancouver for a funeral set the Canadian Twitterverse on fire late Friday night after he was written up for jaywalking near a busy Coquitlam thoroughfare.
Ford refused to comment Saturday on claims that he was drunk in a nearby pub the previous night, when he stepped out briefly from the Best Western Hotel where he's staying in Coquitlam.

Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's quiet personal trip to Metro Vancouver for a funeral set the Canadian Twitterverse on fire late Friday night after he was written up for jaywalking near a busy Coquitlam thoroughfare.Reports emerged on social media around 10 p.m. that the mayor had been sighted getting the ticket near the Foggy Dew pub, a popular student hangout at Lougheed Highway and North Road.

“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need. With that in mind, here is what’s on the radar screen in TV, music and film for the coming week.

Comedians have been quick to jump on Rob Ford's latest video disaster - and no one more so than late-night TV's David Letterman, who quickly capitalized on the Toronto mayor's most recent misfortunes with a Top Ten list on Wednesday.

Everyone’s back to work today, swapping holiday stories with colleagues, re-adjusting to fluorescent lighting and drinking coffee without Baileys. What better time to consider tossing out tired old crap and bringing in fresh new ideas for 2014?

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